The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-12
In Brief

The will of Richard Wells, of Franklin town
ship, has been probated. All his property, both
personal and real, is left TO mis- wife, Mary A.
Wells.
James G. Douglass and Olive q. Anderson. Levi
C. Dillon and Fife Gray. Jacob Schafer and
Louise Schulmeyer.
The Sharpsville Gas and Oil Company fled it's
articles with the Secretary of State yesterday.
The capital stock is 5000 The directors are
George McGee, James K Shank, John Thomas,
D. P. Rubbish and II. Hoffman. 1t will operate
IL Upton county.
The exhibit of etchings and paintings given
By the ART Association, at No. 243 East Wash
ington street, will be open day and evening I'M
til next Wednesday. Several fine etchines have
been sold. The collection is the largest that has
ever been seen here.
Samuel P. Snowdsn, the safe blower captured
BY the police. will be returned TO Springfield,
ILL.,, to-day, the requIsition papers having ar
rived. Foster, the man who was implicated
with him in the safe blowing. both in Springfield
and in this city, il still at large
Andrew johnson. a colored man. employed on
the new Union Depot fell unconscious from
heart disease at tie corner of Illinois and Geor-
gia streets, yesterday. and was taken to the
Park House, his boarding place, by Flanner &
buchanan. He recovered after medical aid was
summoned.
SUPPOSED TO HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE
Joseph Z. Roberts, n once wel1-to-do lawyer,
who lived here for forty years, is miss
ing. For twenty years he has been wreck,
his time being spent IN saloons. the little money
he could get going for drink. He left Stones
place West Washington street Saturday
night, and has not been seen since His relatives
think be has committed suicide, or has been
cidentaily drowned in the river.
FALSE REPORT OF a SMALL Pox EPIDEMIC
report has been sent over the country of an
epidemic OF smallpox at Bloomington, repre-
sentiDg that fifty persons were suffering from the
disease at that point An investigation by the
inf
that there small pox whatever there and
only of varioloid, which is completely
isolated. II is supposed TO have been brought
there by a tramp. DIR. Metcalf. secretary of the
board, is mailing circulars to the county health
officers asking for reports on the sanitary condi-
ton Of the counties, especially as to contagious
diseases. He thinks, from the decrease in the
mortality rates in COMMITTEES thus far heard from,
that the returns sent are not complete.
WILL NOT AID CHRONIC PAUPERs.
The promp,ness with which Township Trustee
Many is dealing with the chronic cases of pau
pers who expect to live of of the township the
rest of their lives, was illustrated yesterday by
his refusing assistance to woman who has re-
ceived it from the public for sixteen years. This
woman has two sons, who have been in the
peniten1ary three four times. Both of them
are loafers OF the worst sort, and compel the
aged mother TO provide food aud warmth for
them. She has brother worth $50, 000 who re-
woman will likely be the poor house, for that is
where the trustee will send her If the sons do
not go to work and the brother continues in his
refusal to help her.
FOOTBALL BY COLLEGE BOYS.
This afternoon the final game of the football
championship series will be played at Athletic
Park between the eleveps from Butler Unver-
sity and Hanover College This is the decisive
game and the winner will hold the champion
ship for 1887. The elevens will be composed
follows: Hanover Characterization, quarter
back and captain; Mccormick and Breckenridge,
haIf-backs: Hennessey, full-back; Grove. Gull
bsrsson. Huffer. Dawson, Rooms, Mclaughlin
and Johnson rushers Butler University
Rushers, Buchanan. Gongwer, Muse. J. w.
Moore. Irwin. Clark R. E. Moore; quarter back
and captain. Meeker; half-backs, Redmon,
Hudieston; full-back, Morrison. Colors, blue
md white. The game will be called st o'clock,
in order that the Hanover eleven may leave on
the o'clock train.
STATISTICS REGARDING COURT BUSINESS.
The State Bureau OF Statistics has compiled
returns relating to court business from fifty
eight of the ninety-two counties in the State,
the tables being made from answers to questions
submitted to the clerks of the several counties.
The totals of the most important items
braced in the questions Civil cases begun
during the year, 13 500; criminal cases, 4, GIG;
indictments returned. 1916; convictions in Grim
inal cases, 1875: executions issued 5.2lS; fore
closure DEGREES l,513. Several Of che larger
counties, including Knox. Boone. Randolph,
Cass, Vieo and Clinton, each of which consti-
tures Judicial circuit have failed to report and
The average for each county would not be de-
creased if these counties were in. Estimating
the ninety two counties the basis OF the fifty
eight received the totals for the State
Civil cases begun, % 032 criminal cases, 1888;
indictments returned. 5.672; convictions in Grim
inal cases. 1925 executions issued, S,332; fore
closure DEGREES, 2 3e9